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November 5, 2009
- The day was bright and warm. Youssef called Lalom from where he lay o a bamboo bed by the hearth. "Food is ready" he said, "It will be refreshing for you" Besides a dish of wild meat, and squirrel, Youssef served a steamy soup brewed with red beat-roots and vegetables. It was mildly salty. "You are a great cook. I could never think of this.""Huf." Youssef ...
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November 3, 2009
- 1.) Well, it's only November 4th, but my new writing ideas seem to be working. - I don't write in the afternoon, instead I do early morning or evenings - I made a playlist of songs that go with my story and characters, and I only listen to it when I write - I bought myself a bag of discount Halloween candy. The bag has thirty packages of peanut M&Ms in it, and I get one package every day ...
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September 22, 2009
- Amelia, my four-year-old, has had an imaginary friend named Shabalah since she was one. Don’t get the name? Me neither, and it’s always awkward introducing Shabalah to new people in our lives when they don’t know Amelia for the bright, creative, and perhaps emotionally disturbed child that she is. Shabalah has been with us for so long that when my daughter says something at the grocery ...
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September 19, 2009
- Seems it's Sunday again.Not the best of days. Traditionally they're crappy days. It's just how it is. Today is no exception. Breezy is feeling well enough to whine, annoy, grizzle, and demand. Which is what she was doing while I was trying to explain something to my editor via email first thing this morning. (And resulted in me yelling at Breezy to be quiet and just freaking WAIT, so I could ...
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September 2, 2009
- I get some very stupid things in my email from time to time, but today I received one that I thought hit the nail right on the head. Therefore, this is my Blog, about Back to School. The kids of today have way to much time on their hands to get themselves into trouble and expect their parents to make excuses for their mistakes. So many parents do, most of us have less money to spend these ...
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September 2, 2009
- For many parents, September means one thing: it's back to school time! And that single realization can bristle, stress out and frustrate even the most organized parents. Some even sink into a temporary depression--the "Back to School Blues". But there's help for you. Really. It's all in how you look at this time of year--or this time in your child's life. The one thing I can promise ...
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September 2, 2009
- SEVENTEEN THINGS MY KIDS SAID ABOUT SCHOOL1. We had inside recess today because of the windshield factor. 2. If it was bad to squeeze her head, it’s too late because I already did it. 3. We prayed before snack. We prayed the food would be good. 4. I want to make friends but the teacher interrupts me when I’m talking. 5. I did fall asleep in class. ...
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August 13, 2009
- BFF: Why don’t you want to get married?KACEE: I’m too old now and it doesn’t seem to be anywhere in the horizon, neither do any more kids. So I’m just saying whatever. Just living my life and keep doing me. I have a kid so it's not like I'll die alone. Problem solved.BFF: WHATEVA! YOU ARE NOT TOO OLD so stop talking crazy! So you know when you’re like whateva is when he will show up. So ...
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July 8, 2009
- Maya, Eden and I were playing Apples to Apples the other night. Eden wanted to be the judge, so we said okay, even though she also decided she would moonlight on Maya's "team."The card we picked was "Predictable."Maya put down "Costume Party." I put down "Doctor's Waiting Room.""A costume party is totally predictable," Maya argued first. ...
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June 25, 2009
- Summer Car Trips Joy, it’s summertime. People are once again filling gas tanks and hitting the road. Despite high gas prices, one can still get from here to there without breaking the bank. And I do hope you take the back roads occasionally. The good stuff hides there. Little old people on porches, holding hands and watching the sun slide down, an unexpected parade, a wild patch ...
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